Wujiaqu climate

Wujiaqu is warmest in July, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -20 °C. April is the wettest month (23 mm) and January the driest (3.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Wujiaqu averages 179 mm of rain, 129 days above 25 °C and 154 days below freezing.

China · population 154,400 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -15°
  2. Feb -9°
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 13°
  5. May 20°
  6. Jun 25°
  7. Jul 27°
  8. Aug 25°
  9. Sep 19°
  10. Oct 10°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec -11°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectWujiaqu through the year

Wujiaqu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from -10 °C in January to 33 °C in July, a swing of 42 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 129 days a year reach 25 °C, 79 of them reach 30 °C, 154 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 45 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 3 mm in January to 23 mm in April. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -10.1 °C 3 mm 67 %
February -3.5 °C 6 mm 63 %
March 9.0 °C 10 mm 49 %
April 20.1 °C 23 mm 49 %
May 26.1 °C 22 mm 53 %
June 31.3 °C 19 mm 57 %
July 33.0 °C 22 mm 50 %
August 31.4 °C 22 mm 43 %
September 25.4 °C 15 mm 38 %
October 16.1 °C 16 mm 35 %
November 4.4 °C 12 mm 46 %
December -6.8 °C 7 mm 63 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January-10.1 °C-19.8 °C-15.0 °C5.6 °C-36.7 °C0031
February-3.5 °C-14.4 °C-8.9 °C12.4 °C-30.2 °C0028
March9.0 °C-4.4 °C2.5 °C27.1 °C-24.7 °C0026
April20.1 °C4.4 °C13.2 °C36.1 °C-6.8 °C616
May26.1 °C11.6 °C19.8 °C38.7 °C-2.1 °C1980
June31.3 °C18.1 °C25.4 °C40.7 °C6.5 °C27190
July33.0 °C20.0 °C27.3 °C44.5 °C10.2 °C30240
August31.4 °C17.7 °C25.3 °C42.6 °C6.6 °C28200
September25.4 °C11.6 °C19.0 °C39.4 °C0.4 °C1770
October16.1 °C3.7 °C9.9 °C31.4 °C-6.0 °C206
November4.4 °C-4.8 °C-0.4 °C20.2 °C-21.9 °C0026
December-6.8 °C-15.2 °C-11.1 °C6.3 °C-36.0 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January3 mm19.2 h/day67 %77 %12 km/h
February6 mm210 h/day63 %76 %13 km/h
March10 mm312 h/day49 %61 %15 km/h
April23 mm513 h/day49 %42 %19 km/h
May22 mm515 h/day53 %36 %21 km/h
June19 mm415 h/day57 %35 %21 km/h
July22 mm415 h/day50 %37 %20 km/h
August22 mm414 h/day43 %39 %19 km/h
September15 mm313 h/day38 %41 %18 km/h
October16 mm411 h/day35 %54 %15 km/h
November12 mm39.6 h/day46 %67 %13 km/h
December7 mm28.9 h/day63 %74 %12 km/h

How Wujiaqu compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Wujiaqu 33 °C -20 °C 179 mm 129
Changji · China 32 °C -16 °C 213 mm 121
Ürümqi · China 29 °C -15 °C 367 mm 89
Shihezi · China 33 °C -18 °C 251 mm 124
Turpan · China 38 °C -8.6 °C 53 mm 171
Karamay · China 34 °C -16 °C 112 mm 128
Korla · China 33 °C -10 °C 76 mm 143

Where Wujiaqu ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Wujiaqu’s climate

When is the best time to visit Wujiaqu?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Wujiaqu get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 79 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 45 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -20 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 154 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Wujiaqu?

April, averaging 23 mm over 5 days with rain. The driest month is January with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 179 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Wujiaqu rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.